Olsen takes Iraq job

By Kent Hedlundh

Tuesday 18 September 2007 23:48, UK

Egil Olsen has been appointed as Iraq coach until after the 2010 World Cup.

Iraq aiming for World Cup

Egil Olsen has been appointed as Iraq coach until after the 2010 World Cup. The former Wimbledon manager, nicknamed Drillo, has been handed a three-year contract. Olsen previously rejected the Iraqi national team post in May but has now taken on the role. "I can't say that much, but it is a contract aiming for the World Cup in 2010," agent Gunnar Martin Kjenner told VG.

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